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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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